Why Invest

Abundant clean energy source

• Enough solar energy hits the Earth in a single hour to power the energy needs of the entire human population for a year.
• Provides increased energy independence and security.

 

Reliable investment with attractive growth prospects

• Provides a regular attractive dividend for income seeking investors.
• Offers a natural hedge against inflation with a high proportion of regulated revenues linked to RPI.
• Large diversified operating portfolio with incremental growth prospects through the introduction of complementary technologies, such as energy storage.

 

Proven and stable technology

• Reliable and predictable source of electricity due to high consistency in yearly irradiation and minimal moving parts.
• Long useful life (25-40 years) with high proportion of contracted cash flows from operating solar assets.

 

Cost-effective electricity generation

• Active portfolio management provides prudent cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of assets.
• Solar is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy generation and quickest to construct.

 

Climate change solution

• Fundamental to achieving a more sustainable future by contributing to the UK’s targets of 70GW solar capacity by 2035 and net zero by 2050.
• Meaningful contribution to reducing CO2e emissions through the generation and storage of clean electricity, reducing reliance on fossil fuels across the grid.
• Investment in solar provides significant biodiversity benefits to the communities that surround our assets.
• Through NESF’s investment in NPIII, the Company is supporting decarbonisation globally.

 

Embracing Innovation

• The Asset Manager consistently pushes boundaries with the use of latest technologies, such as bi-facial PV modules.

 

Specialist Management

• NESF benefits from the expertise of its investment manager, NextEnergy Capital.
• NextEnergy Capital is one of the world’s largest specialist solar investors, managing $3.9bn worldwide.